Hood lacing



Aug-16, 1932- A. B. wx-:RDEHof-F 1,872,539

HOOD LACING Filed Dec. e, 1929 AT RNEY Patented Aug. 16, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENTFFICE` ii ALBERT B. WERDEIIOFF, or ORION, MICHIGAN, `AssIGNoIt'ro onnvsnnitconrona TION, or DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION or DELAWARE HOOD LACING Application mea December 6, 192e. siial'Na 412,244.

The main objects of this linvention are to provide a compressible hood lacing for vehicle bodies; to provide a lacing of this kind which will seal the joints between the hood and the cowl and radiator of a vehicle against the admission of rain, sleet and snow; to provide a hood lacing comprising resiliently yieldable material which will coact with the hood clamps of a vehicle in tensionally securing the hood thereof against vibration and rattling; to provide lacing of `this kind comprising rubber; to provide improved means for detachably securing a rubber hood lacing to a cowl and radiator of a vehicle so as to permit convenient attachment and replacement of the lacing when it becomes worn; to provide an elastic hood lacing which will readily coliform to the curvatures of the cowl and radiator of a vehicle so as to prevent buckling of the lacing; and to provide an improved construction in rubber hood lacings for avoiding metal to metal contact between the hood and the cowl and radiator OI a vehicle when metallic means are employed for securing the lacings in place.

An illustrative embodiment of my invention is shown in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. l is a perspective view partly in section.

Fig. 2 is a horizontal section taken on line 2 2 of Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary perspective showing a vehicle radiator, cowl and hood embodying my invention.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of a modified form of my invention.

Fig. 5 is a longitudinal vertical section taken on line 5 5 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a vertical transverse section taken on line 6 6 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 7 is a detail plan view showing an attaching strip of the type illustrated in Fig. 4. 4r Fig. 8 is a verticalsection taken on line o 8 8 of Fig. 7

In the form sho-wn, the improved hood lacing comprises a rubber strip l having a longitudinal groove 2 in one surface thereof and a plurality of pairs of spaced apertures 3 which communicate with the groove 2. EX-

. rubber strip 1.Y

tending through an aperture 3 of` each pair is a lug 4 of a-substantially channel'shaped clip 5 which has a portion 6 seated in the groove 2.v The top surface of the portion 6 .is located below the Ltop surface of -the 55 rubberstrip 1 so as to prevent metalto metal contact between theclip' and the hood 7 of a vehicle. The lowerside ofthe portion 6 may be vulcanized or otherwise; secured kto the As shown in Fig. 3,-thehood-lacing is mountedv on a flange 8 :ofthe cowl 9 and the lugs 4 of the clips are inserted throughapertures'lOv in` the flangeB which registerv with the apertures 3 ofthe .strip l. The strip if .is secured against. displacementirom the cowlf 9 `by bending the endportions of the lugs 4ever adjacent the inner Yside of the flange 8.,v f

The radiator 11 of Vthe vehicle'shown in 7U* Fig. 3, is provided with a flange 12 on which 'a hood lacing comprising a rubbermember 1-2 is also mounted in the manner described above. The respectively opposite end por` tions of the hood V7 rest uponthe rubber 0 strips 1 and 12 on the anges 8 and 12 respectively, so as to form a substantially water tight seal between the cowl and the hood at o one end and between the radiator andthe hood at the other end. 50

The elasticity of the rubber strip 1 permits a standard lacing to readily conform to the shape of hoods and radiators of various forms. When the sides of the hood are urged vdownwardly by thehood clamps 15, S the resiliency of the rubber strips 1 holds the hood 7 under tension so as to obviate vibration and rattling thereof.

In the modified form of my invention shown in Figs. 4 to 8 inclusive, a rubber strip 1 has rigidly secured to the bottom thereof, an integral plate 16 from which downwardly extending lugs 17 are struck. These lugs may be inserted through properly spaced apertures in the flanges 8 and 12 shown in Fig. 3 and bent over substantially as shown in Fig. 2. In this form of my invention, the rubber strip 1 may be cemented, vulcanized or secured in any desirable way to the plate 16 so as to avoid the exposure of metal at the upper surface of the yieldable member.

Although but two specic embodiments of this invention have herein been shown and described, it will be understood that various details including the size, shape anda-rrangement of. parts may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention and it is not my intention to limit its scope other I claim:

l. In a vehicle structure including a hood receiving seat having spaced apertures therein, a hood lacing on said seat comprisinga rubber strip having a groove in its outer side and having` spaced: apertures therethrough than bythe terms of the appended claims.

.registering withV the apertures in said hood seat and opening into-said groove,y anda deltaohablemetal 'clip including anintermediate .plate seated in said groove and -having its end portions bent downwardly with re-V spectito said platek providing rounded extremities therefor 'and providing spaced Jugs, sai'd lugsextending through the apertures of said hood lacing and seat and bent over. adj acentrthe inner side of said vseat for firmly compressing the portion of said hood lacingpun'derlying said plate lupon said seat.

2. A hood lacing comprising arubber strip havingza longitudinal groove and a pair of .spaced apertures therethrough openingy into said groove, a 'detachable channel shaped clip having .an intermediate plate seated in said groove and having a pair of spaced lugs, one on each extremity: of Vsaid plate and each p extendingthrough one of said apertures and each adapted to bev bent adjacent one side of afsupzport for compressing said rubber strip between the oppositeside of the support and the `entire length of said plate.

' ALBERTB. VERDEHOFF. 

